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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report

A section of the Covid memorial wall covered in red hearts with the Houses of Parliament in the background
‘Boris Johnson should have no role in public life and no further entitlement to public funds,’ the bereaved families said in a statement. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Covid-bereaved families have called for Boris Johnson to lose access to public funds and said they will pursue all legal options for personal accountability after a damning report into his handling of the pandemic.

The families said they wanted all privileges Johnson received as a former prime minister – including his ministerial pension, his place on the privy council and access to the public duty costs allowance – to be withdrawn.

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